Hair curler



Feb. 19, 1946. E. BERGEN 2,394,973

HAIR CURLER I Filed Aug. 30, 1944 INVENTOR l 1 ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 19, 1946 HAIR CURLER Edward Bergen, Bronxville, N. Y., assignor to Charles K. Thau, New York, N. Y., doing business as Laura Hair Novelty Company Application August 30, 1944, Serial No. 551,849

1 Claim.

My invention relates to hair curling devices and refers particularly to hair curling devices adapted for heat curling of hair and its accommodation to bobby pins.

One of the objects of my invention is a tubular device adapted to be revolved longitudinally for the purpose of winding strands of hair thereon, said tubular device being electrically heated during the revolving and winding operation without the objectionable features of twisting at the same time the electric heating cord resulting in entanglement and frequent dangerous damage.

Another object of my invention is a hair curling device having the aforesaid properties so constructed as to allow the ready removal of the curled strands of hair to a bobby pin while the hair is still in heated condition.

Other valuable properties of the device of my invention will be evident upon a consideration of this specification and its accompanying drawing.

In the accompanying drawing showing modified forms of the device of my invention similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a top View of one form of a device of my invention.

Figure 2 is a section of the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a section through the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a section through the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Figure 5 is a vertical section through a modifled form of a device of my invention.

Figure 6 is a section through the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

The particular form of a device of my invention shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 comprises an exterior casing ID of heat-conducting material having a centrally positioned recess chamber I I. One end portion [2 is interiorly threaded and the other end portion 13 has an opening M. A clamping member l5, operated by the spring H3 is hingedly attached to the casing l at IT. A hollow cylindrical member 18, preferably of a heat-conducting material, is positioned within the chamber H of the casing ID. A wire !8, adapted to be attached to a source of electric current has the usual insulating covering 23 over that portion of the wire entering the device. Within the chamber ll of the casing Ill, the wire 19 is extended into a resistance wire 2i covered by the heat transmitting material 22.

A closure member 23 has its end portion 24 exteriorly threaded to mesh with the threaded end portion [2 of the casing ill. The closure member 23 has an opening 25 therethrough.

It will be noted from the foregoing description that the casing 10 and its fixedly attached parts may be revolved around its longitudinal axis without causing a revolution of the electric wire cord IS.

The application of the device is as follows:

The clamping member i5 is raised from contact with the outer face of the casing l0 and the end portions of the strands of hair to be curled are placed upon the face of the casing l0 below the clamping member l5 and the spring pressure released from the clamping member l5, thus allowing the end portions of the hair to be held between the clamping member l5 and the casing ill. The casing is now revolved while holding the two extended portions of the wire cord I9 from twisting or revolving, during which operation an electric current is passed through the wire cord l9, by any convenient means. The heat of the resistancewire passes to the casing [0 thus heating the hair during its winding upon the casing IO. Whenthe required amount of hair is wound upon the casing In one leg 26 of a bobby pin which had been introduced into the opening 25 of the closure member 23, the other leg 21 of the bobby pin being in extended position outside of the casing Hi.

When the desired amount of hair has been wound around the casing Ill and sufficient heat has been applied thereto, the clamping member I5 is raised and the hair slipped off the casing H! and around'the leg 26 of the bobby pin, after which the leg 26 is removed from the device and the resiliency of the material causes the leg 21 to assume a pressure position upon the hair, thus maintaining it in its curled position.

The device of my invention shown in Figures 5 and 6 is similar to that shown in the previous figures except with respect to the heating element. In the heating element in this form of device of my invention the resistance wire 2| is embedded in a porcelain member 28, having a recess 29 for the insertion of a bobby pin leg 26. The ends 33, 3B of the member 28 are somewhat greater in diameter than that of other portions of the member 28, in order to support the member within the chamber H of the casing l0 while allowing the revolution of the casing without twisting the wire cord IS.

The application of this last described device is similar to that first described.

It will be seen from the above that my invention presents devices whereby hair may be wound around a revolving electrically heated curling iron Without revolving or twisting the electric wire cord, coupled with means whereby the curled hair may be readily transferred to a bobby pin for further curling effect.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number, arrangement or material of parts mentioned and described as these are given solely for the purpose of clearly describing my invention.

What I claim is:

A hair-curling device of the character described comprising a heat-conducting outer casing having a hair-curling portion of uniform diing a removable member having a bore therethrough and being constructed and arranged to hold one leg of a bobby pin generally axially of the casing, the other leg of said bobby pin being so spread as to receive a coil of hair when slid off the end of the casing between the legs of said bobby pin; a clamping member adapted to be removed from and placed into resilient abutment upon the outer face of said casing; a heat conducting member positioned within the bore of the hair-curling portion of said casing and revolvable therein, and an electric-resistant heating wire carried by said revolvable heat-conducting member adapted to be connected to a source ameter and a centrally positioned longitudinal 15 of electric current.

bore therethrough, one end of said casing hav- EDWARD BERGEN. 

